Chapter 158: Forging Faith

Yi Yun was speechless. Some time ago, her master sent her a message saying that both temples had been destroyed by Yue Huai and a man named Jing Wu, and that she should keep a low profile and avoid these two people for a while.

When she saw the two men, she assumed they knew about her plan and that's why they came to capture her.

So after fighting for so long, this person in front of me doesn't even know who he is!

Why do I suddenly feel a little lost?

Jingwu looked at Yiyun's disappointed eyes and felt a little strange.

What did I say? What is she disappointed about?

Yue Huai walked over and noticed a ripple at the bottom of the lotus pond.

The next second, a giant tortoise climbed up. Its shell was incredibly hard and engraved with glittering golden inscriptions.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that it had acquired several tentacles and nimbly climbed ashore.

"Thank you both for coming here to help me."

The aged, deep voice brought the two of them back to their senses.

"Are you... the guardian beast?"

The guardian beast nodded, lifted its heavy eyelids, and its gaze fell on the girl.

“The villains set a trap, causing me to lose my offerings and weaken my power. They also took the opportunity to seriously injure me. I am no longer able to protect Dongping Prefecture.”

Jingwu's gaze fell on its hindquarters. The thick tortoise shell had been mostly corroded by resentment, and the tentacles underneath were so rotten that they were unrecognizable.

Where it crawled, it left a pool of black blood.

"Without the protection of the guardian beast, Dongping Prefecture is about to face natural disasters and man-made calamities... Please inform the Xuanmen sect as soon as possible and make preparations."

The guardian beast has protected this land for thousands of years and can tell at a glance that the man and woman in front of it are of extraordinary origin.

It can beg the two to save it, but without the guardian beast that offers sacrifices, even if it is healed, its power will gradually dissipate, and it will be unable to protect itself.

Upon hearing its words, Jingwu's mind raced: "How can I save you?"

The guardian beast raised its eyes, a hint of surprise flashing in them.

Its eyes stared straight at the person in front of it, and then it tentatively said, "There is a medicine in the Xuanmen called Qingling Dew. It is a divine medicine made by collecting morning dew and combining it with the alchemist's own spiritual power. This medicine can clear away the resentment left on my body."

“That’s easy. I’ll go back to Xuanmen and get it for you right away,” Yue Huai replied immediately upon hearing this.

"This medicine alone is not enough. You two also need to help me rebuild the people's faith. I can only protect this land by eating offerings. If there is no faith and offerings, no matter how much divine medicine I have, my power will dissipate."

The guardian beast stared intently at the two people in front of it with its clear eyes, unwilling to miss any expression on their faces.

Without hesitation, Jingwu nodded in agreement: "Okay, I'll help you."

A hint of surprise flashed in the guardian beast's eyes. How did its personality change?

Seeing that the boy nodded, it smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you two."

As soon as he finished speaking, the guardian beast turned around and returned to the bottom of the pond. The lotus leaves that had made way for it immediately gathered back together.

Jingwu was slightly taken aback when he saw it walking so fast: "Just like that?"

Yue Huai was also surprised that they had walked so fast.

He blinked, already having a plan in mind for reuniting the power of faith.

“Awu, let’s go to the government office and ask Prefect Wang to rebuild those destroyed guardian temples immediately. Then we should arrange for a few storytellers to tell the story of the guardian beast and spread the story throughout Dongping Prefecture.”

Jingwu nodded in agreement: "Alright, let's go to the government office right away."

As soon as she finished speaking, she remembered what the old woman had said earlier and felt something was wrong. She then turned her gaze to the rabbit spirit beside her.

"Did you do something about the death of an elderly person in the village next to the Shoutu Temple?"

Yi Yun was already dissatisfied, as she was tightly bound by the spirit rope. Upon hearing this, she turned her head away haughtily, looking like she was not going to answer.

Jingwu didn't indulge her; if she didn't want to answer, she didn't have to answer. She could figure it out herself.

With that in mind, she immediately cast a divination and began to calculate.

A moment later, her face immediately fell.

As expected, the rabbit spirit, wanting the villagers of Wabeng to have faith in the guardian beast, first killed a few old people as bait, and then personally went into the village to spread rumors.

If the villagers don't believe it, kill a few more people until they do, and then smash the temple guarding the land.

Most of the villagers believed it. Some didn't believe it, but because people kept dying, they had no choice but to believe it.

Not only in Wu Da Niang's village, but in all the villages next to the Shou Tu Temple in Pingjiang Prefecture, Yi Yun did the same.

Jingwu's eyes blazed with rage as he grabbed her by the neck: "You've killed so many innocent people, aren't you afraid of divine retribution?"

"Afraid?" Upon hearing this, Yi Yun seemed to find the person in front of him utterly ridiculous: "If I were truly afraid, I wouldn't have done this. I don't care about divine retribution or anything like that; I only care about completing the task my master assigned me."

Looking at the adoration in her eyes, Jingwu had an idea that flashed through his mind. He tentatively asked, "Even if you die, you must complete his mission?"

"Of course, my life was saved by my master, and I was able to cultivate into a demon thanks to my master. As long as I can complete my master's mission, does it matter whether I live or die?"

Yi Yun smiled, looking at the girl in front of her provocatively: "You wouldn't understand even if I told you."

Jingwu confirmed his suspicions, and then realized that the method of refining the Earth-Shifting Fiend required the resentment of ghosts.

Could she have also taken away the souls of those who died tragically in the village?

With that thought in mind, Jingwu quickly searched her belongings.

Immediately, he took out a Qiankun bag, opened it, and immediately sensed that there was a soul inside.

Jingwu opened the Qiankun Bag and released countless souls.

Seeing so many elderly people and bewildered children, my heart skipped a beat.

Without hesitation, he immediately chanted an incantation to summon the Ghost Gate.

Before long, the gates of hell opened wide, and the same ghost messengers emerged as before.

Jingwu wondered, "Has the Black and White Impermanence not returned from their vacation after all this time?"

Before she could say anything more, the ghost messenger quickly pulled up the souls, verified their life stories one by one, closed the gates of hell, and left.

Jingwu opened his mouth, his heart filled with even more doubt. Could it be that something really had happened in the Underworld?

However, she now feels that the most urgent matter is the guardian beast.

Without hesitation, Jingwu cast a spell to revert the rabbit spirit in front of him back to its original form and put it into his Qiankun bag.

"Let's go find Prefect Wang."

Yue Huai watched her finish doing all this, nodded, and then teleported back to the government office with her.

This time, the two landed directly in front of Prefect Wang.

At this moment, Prefect Wang was sitting in front of the stage in the backyard, drinking tea and watching the play.

Upon seeing the two appear out of nowhere, he immediately spat out a mouthful of tea.